Hartshill Academy

Miss C Wallbank- Yea7 Pastoral Leader

Miss Wallbank is the Pastoral Leader for all Year 7 pupils and she has high expectations for Year 7 demonstrating their HART values and behaviour for learning. Miss Wallbank is in regular communication with Year 7 parents and carers to ensure all pupils are supported with the transition to secondary school.

Mrs S Behan- Year 7 SLT Link

Support pupils from primary school to secondary school by liaising with primary teachers. Facilitating links between primary and secondary specialist teachers. Ms Behan organises events on and off site to support primary school enrichment learning with subject specialists leading in their subjects.  We offer opportunities to the secondary school pupils to support with transition lessons gaining leadership opportunities. Ms Behan liaises with the SEND coordinator, pastoral leader, and safeguarding team to ensure smooth transition for our younger pupils and parents.

Mrs L Stubbs- SENDCO

Mrs Stubbs works to ensure every child with SEND has their needs met. Mrs Stubbs collaborates with staff, parents, carers, external agencies and appropriate professionals and voluntary bodies. She ensures that support is co-ordinated and targeted appropriately, and that all are informed and updated about the progress of pupils with SEND and understand how best to help. Mrs Stubbs meets with each primary school to ensure plans are in place to ensure a smooth transition to secondary school

Ms A Hiatt- Safeguarding officer

Ms Hiatt supports pupils and families when there are safeguarding issues and concerns.  She works closely with our counsellors and external support agencies.

There are ten Pastoral Leaders at Hartshill Academy who support across the school. The Year 7 Pastoral Leader is Miss Chelsea Wallbank. Their role involves working with pupils, parents and external agencies. Miss Wallbank supports pupils and their families when needed to identify any barriers to learning. She will support pupils to address any issues and ensure all pupils attend school every day, arrive on time, equipped to learn and are ready to engage in their lessons and be successful. Miss Wallbank is very approachable, and pupils feel at ease talking to her knowing that she will do her best to support them. 

We also have support from our Chaplin, our behaviour manager, our family liaison officer, our school counsellor and our school social worker to ensure all pupils needs are met.

SENCo stands for Special Educational Needs Coordinator. You may hear the name referred to in full, as its acronym (sometimes also written as SENDCo, standing for special educational needs and disabilities coordinator), or as SEN Coordinator.

SENCos are members of teaching staff who are responsible for special educational needs within a school, to ensure that every pupil who has SEND are supported to help them reach their full `potential.  Mrs Stubbs works with the pastoral team, staff and outside agencies to ensure we have the best support for our pupils.  Progress Coaches support pupils who need extra help in lessons and outside lessons.  Outside lesson support include; reading, social skills, and homework club.  We also deliver Direct Instruction lessons in English; this is a teacher driven teaching approach of presenting information to pupils for pupils who need intense support with decoding.

Hartshill Academy offers opportunities for pupils on our school site and within their own school setting throughout the year.  Enrichment lessons from secondary subject specialists enhance the learning and connection between our schools.  This offers CPD opportunities to our primary school colleagues as well as secondary school subject specialists and equipment to enhance the learning for the Year 5 pupils.

Ms Behan and Miss Wallbank visit our local primary schools to deliver a presentation and to give pupils an opportunity to take part in our postcard competition with prizes to be won. 

Year 5 Transition events are a great opportunity for pupils to come and experience some lessons and see first-hand what it is like in secondary school.  They will take part in hands on practical lessons using specialist equipment in lessons, such as science, design technology, food, art and PE. 

Parents can make an appointment for a tour of the school, to see the working school in action during the day of after school and find out more about the opportunities at Hartshill Academy.

Hartshill Academy welcomes Year 6 pupils who have selected us as their school of choice are invited to take part in our three transition days in July.  The helps to ease nerves, let them meet other pupils in their tutor group, start to learn their way around and sample some lessons before starting as a Year7.  The pupils can meet their teachers, tutor, and start to learn our routines, this will help them feel more confident and prepare them for a positive start in September.

Parents may book in a tour of the school with Ms Behan during the working school day or after school.

Parents of SEND or vulnerable children, and their child are offered extra visits with Mrs Stubbs (SENDCo), to support their needs.

Year 6 assemblies are delivered in the primary schools by Ms Behan and Miss Wallbank to help prepare and welcome the pupils who are coming to transition days and get them ready for an exciting start to Year 7.

Hartshill Academy offers a wide range of extra-curricular activities such as; Trampolining,  Cricket, Athletics, Netball, Badminton, Debating, Art, Music, Performing arts, CVreative writing, Eco club and many more.

Some of the extra-curricular club's link with competitions and fixtures against other schools, whilst others are more social and inclusive.

We believe in pupils gaining more than just the academic side of school and offer opportunities that pupils look forward to and enjoy outside of the classroom.

School website: https://www.hartshill.midlandat.co.uk

If you would like a tour of Hartshill Academy or have any questions, please contact:

Samantha Behan: [email protected]

Contact details:

Hartshill Academy

Church Road

Hartshill

Nuneaton

Warwickshire

CV10 0NA

Telephone:-

02476392237

Email:- [email protected]

Facebook: - /hartshillacademy

Twitter:- @hartshillacad